وأى

Arabic

Root
و ء ي (w-ʔ-y)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa.ʔaː/

Verb

وَأَى • (waʔā) I, non-past يَئِي‎ (yaʔī)

  1. (archaic) to promise
    Synonym: وَعَدَ (waʕada)
    مَنْ وَأَى لِٱمْرِئٍ بِوَأْيٍ فَلْيَفِ بِهِ.
    man waʔā limriʔin biwaʔyin falyafi bihi.
    Whoever promised someone a promise shall honour it.

Conjugation

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